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ZZ Top to rock MPAC

ZZ Top, one of the only bands whose facial hair is as recognizable as their music, will be taking the stage next week at the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre.

A "low-ticket alert" is posted on the Ticketmaster listing for the April 9 show with fewer than 50 tickets remaining, according to information provided by MPAC.

Allen Sanders, MPAC general director, said venue officialswere "very excited" to have ZZ Top there.

"They are an iconic band, one that has stood the test of time," Sanders said.

The legendary rock, blues and boogie band was originally scheduled to perform in Montgomery in October, but a hip injury to bassist Dusty Hill caused touring dates to be postponed. A recovered Hill will join guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard to perform from a catalog that spans more than 40 years.

Before being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, ZZ Top formed in 1969 as a band Gibbons was originally involved with was disbanding. Beard and Hill were previously together in a separate band, and the three came together over their shared love of basic blues, boogie and rock as well as a mutual admiration of their home state of Texas.

Their first album, creatively titled "ZZ Top's First Album," was released in 1970, and their most recent album, "La Futura," was released in 2012. In between they released more than 10 albums, including "Eliminator" in 1983, which spawned the hits "Gimme All Your Lovin,' " "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs."

Sanders said MPAC will be a good venue choice to see the band.

"It's a very unique opportunity to see a band of this caliber in an intimate setting," he said.

WANT TO GO?

WHAT: ZZ Top in concert

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. April 9

WHERE: Montgomery Performing Arts Centre,

ADMISSION: Tickets range from $55 to $115 and are available on ticketmaster.com